The automation of work and the digital disruption of business models place a premium on leaders who can create a vision of change and frame it positively. Source: McKinsey Leading in the digital age

Growth in global trade has flattened, and it looks unlikely to regain its previous peak relative to world GDP anytime soon. But globalization hasn’t gone into reverse. It’s gone digital, write Jacques Bughin, Susan Lund, and James Manyika in Harvard Business Review. Source: McKinsey Globalization is becoming more about data and less about Read more about Globalization is becoming more about data and less about stuff[…]

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features. Source: Ideacast 516: The Condensed April 2016 Issue

While global trade in goods remains flat, the cross-border flows of data are growing rapidly in an increasingly interconnected world, stimulating global efficiency and productivity. Source: McKinsey Exploding digital flows in a deeply connected world

To make meaningful progress on gender diversity, companies must move beyond the averages and focus on the biggest pain points. Source: McKinsey Breaking down the gender challenge

This report is part of the Norms and Values in Digital Media Project Series (2012-14). Source: McKinsey The business of creativity: Seeking value in the digital content ecosystem

How significant is the digital era? It’s the biggest technology transition in history, according to Cisco’s executive chairman—and requires a proportional response from companies. Source: McKinsey Cisco’s John Chambers on the digital era